681: The Price of Your Nightmares

681: The Price of Your Nightmares

From Accidental Tech Podcast by Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa

March 5, 2026 · 2h 47m · Episode 681

About this episode

The episode discusses various new Apple products and features, including the M4 iPad Air and iPhone 17e, as well as updates on new displays.

Pre-show: The best (but slowest) website on the internet Million Dollar Homepage 2013 BMW M5 (PDF) 2014 Honda Accord (PDF) M4 iPad Air iPhone 17e New displays (‼️) Studio Display 2 A19 per MacRumors Some excellent throwback snark from Jack Wellborn Studio Display XDR Day-one software update Mac support 120Hz-worthy Macs M5 MacBook Air No change in RAM upgrade pricing ? M5 Pro & M5 Max Efficiency cores still exist M5 Pro & M5 Max MacBook Pros If you squint, a 64GB MBP got cheaper MacBook Neo Name leak Prior art Jason’s review & charts No indicator light Jason’s observation about the Apple logo Announcement video Post-show: John had a post break containment Context collapse Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple’s video podcast experience HLS Dan Moren notes prior art Not based on RSS, laments Manton Reece Stephen Robles’ video Sponsored by: Masterclass : Learn from the world’s best. Video lessons that inspire. Factor : Healthy Eating, Made Easy. Get 50% off your first box, plus free breakfast for 1 year. DeleteMe : Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials…

People in this episode

Host: John

Topics covered

  • technology
  • Apple products
  • automobiles
  • displays
  • gadgets

Keywords

  • M4 iPad Air
  • iPhone 17e
  • Studio Display
  • Studio Display XDR
  • BMW M5
  • Honda Accord

Mentioned in this episode

Products: M5, Accord, M4 iPad Air, iPhone 17e, Studio Display 2 A19, Studio Display, Mac, Macs, M5 MacBook Air, M5 Pro

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